Comments on: What makes me proud to be Filipino, and then some… http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:12:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brown Thoughts » Blog Archive » Brown Batch #9: Sunday Link Love http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/comment-page-1/#comment-138635 Brown Thoughts » Blog Archive » Brown Batch #9: Sunday Link Love Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:04:02 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/#comment-138635 [...] Ajay’s Writings on the Wall - What makes me proud to be Filipino, and then some… Filipinos, particular those I’ve met in the unspoiled countryside, have an amazing capacity to tide through life’s misfortunes and just smile through it all. They might be on their last bowl of noodles but they’ll be happy to share it with you, plus a drink or two. [...] [...] Ajay’s Writings on the Wall – What makes me proud to be Filipino, and then some… Filipinos, particular those I’ve met in the unspoiled countryside, have an amazing capacity to tide through life’s misfortunes and just smile through it all. They might be on their last bowl of noodles but they’ll be happy to share it with you, plus a drink or two. [...]

]]> By: ajay http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/comment-page-1/#comment-137091 ajay Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:08:35 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/#comment-137091 Way to go, Mark and Nina... Yes BrownBaron, we have an all-too pervasive fondness for shortcuts but we are also slowpokes in terms of our actions and decisions. What could be more contradictory than that?! I can totally relate to that Bluepanjeet. I have a fellow manager whose favorite phrase is \"PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBLE!\" God knows I\'ll wring my neck/exile myself to Mongolia if they make this person my boss in the future :D Way to go, Mark and Nina…

Yes BrownBaron, we have an all-too pervasive fondness for shortcuts but we are also slowpokes in terms of our actions and decisions. What could be more contradictory than that?!

I can totally relate to that Bluepanjeet. I have a fellow manager whose favorite phrase is \”PLEASE TAKE RESPONSIBLE!\” God knows I\’ll wring my neck/exile myself to Mongolia if they make this person my boss in the future :D

]]> By: bluepanjeet http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/comment-page-1/#comment-136906 bluepanjeet Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:31:35 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/#comment-136906 <blockquote cite="The Filipino working environment. Suddenly, migrating to the valleys of New Zealand appear better than having to deal with a lifetime of tsismis, sipsip and padrinos that characterize the Filipino workplace. I absolutely detest the fact that promotions at work consist of a criteria of 80% “projection” and 20% “brains”, not to mention “wrong grammer"> Yeah I agree with that. i can relate. Our Magna Cum Laude in nursing school before was chosen not on the basis of brains, but on the basis of projection and sucker talents (I sound sourgraping because I was her competition). but then again it boiled down to the board exam. I got a rating higher than hers (mine was 80+ hers was flat 76). though modesty aside, all of my batchmates were so angry when she got that award, knowing that her "speech during the graduation rites" included: "to my beloved boyfriend who is on my lap everytime I feel pain" lol that was a classi "grammer". I feel vindicated though when my Dean offerd me a testimonial dinner because of my result in the boards. I declined. and did not attend their tribute for the nurses who passed the boards during our time. It was such a sweet pay back I guess... my point exactly is, why do we have to be subjective in some areas where it does not really apply. such a poor trait of Filipinos.</blockquote>

Yeah I agree with that. i can relate. Our Magna Cum Laude in nursing school before was chosen not on the basis of brains, but on the basis of projection and sucker talents (I sound sourgraping because I was her competition).

but then again it boiled down to the board exam. I got a rating higher than hers (mine was 80+ hers was flat 76). though modesty aside, all of my batchmates were so angry when she got that award, knowing that her “speech during the graduation rites” included: “to my beloved boyfriend who is on my lap everytime I feel pain” lol that was a classi “grammer”.

I feel vindicated though when my Dean offerd me a testimonial dinner because of my result in the boards. I declined. and did not attend their tribute for the nurses who passed the boards during our time. It was such a sweet pay back I guess…

my point exactly is, why do we have to be subjective in some areas where it does not really apply. such a poor trait of Filipinos.

]]> By: Brown Baron http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/comment-page-1/#comment-136897 Brown Baron Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:59:47 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/#comment-136897 I think the fondness for shortcuts is one of the biggest reasons why our country isn't getting anywhere. It's too pervasive. I think the fondness for shortcuts is one of the biggest reasons why our country isn’t getting anywhere. It’s too pervasive.

]]> By: mark http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/comment-page-1/#comment-136784 mark Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:11:32 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/#comment-136784 A brutal and open self appraisal Ajay . A brutal and open self appraisal Ajay .

]]> By: nina http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/comment-page-1/#comment-136700 nina Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:45:06 +0000 http://www.annalyn.net/2007/06/04/what-makes-me-proud-to-be-filipino-and-then-some/#comment-136700 Lol, nice list Ajay. I particularly liked your reasons NOT to like Filipinos... it was spot on! Lol, nice list Ajay. I particularly liked your reasons NOT to like Filipinos… it was spot on!

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